{"id":222450,"date":"2026-01-08T01:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/222450\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T01:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T01:57:08","slug":"bay-of-plenty-weather-in-2025-kawerau-tops-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/222450\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay of Plenty weather in 2025: Kawerau tops temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">It was the town\u2019s highest maximum temperature since records began in 1954.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Record heat, rising sea temperatures and extreme weather marked 2025 across New Zealand. Graphic \/ Earth Sciences NZ\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Record heat, rising sea temperatures and extreme weather marked 2025 across New Zealand. Graphic \/ Earth Sciences NZ<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">The district also hit a new record high average annual temperature of 16.5C \u2013 1.8C higher than its average.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Whitianga in Coromandel also hit a record average at 16.1C and had its third-highest single-day temperature of 32.2C on December 7.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Areas that set local record average maximum temperatures included Tauranga (20.7C), Kawerau (23.1C) and Whakat\u0101ne (20.8C). <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Te Puke (20C) and Taup\u014d (19.1C) had their second-highest average maximums and Rotorua (18.4C) its fourth-highest on record. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">The Bay of Plenty was the fourth-sunniest region behind Taranaki, Nelson and Marlborough, with sunshine hours being measured in Tauranga.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Above-average rainfall and temperatures are forecast for the Bay of Plenty in the first three months of 2026. Graphic \/ Earth Sciences NZ\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Above-average rainfall and temperatures are forecast for the Bay of Plenty in the first three months of 2026. Graphic \/ Earth Sciences NZ<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Above-average rainfall and temperatures are forecast for the Bay of Plenty in the first quarter of this year, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/rotorua-daily-post\/news\/hot-weather-extreme-fire-danger-for-canterbury-37c-hawkes-bay-heat-and-beach-safety-warnings\/N3L3TEW6DRB3JOS2MGJDXZFSRY\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/rotorua-daily-post\/news\/hot-weather-extreme-fire-danger-for-canterbury-37c-hawkes-bay-heat-and-beach-safety-warnings\/N3L3TEW6DRB3JOS2MGJDXZFSRY\/\">scorcher expected this weekend<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Tauranga and Whakat\u0101ne are expected to hit 30C, as is Kawerau, while Rotorua is set for 28C on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bay of Plenty weather in 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Rotorua<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Rainfall \u2013 1785mm<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Mean temperature \u2013 13.4C<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Tauranga <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Rainfall \u2013 1516mm<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Mean temperature \u2013 16.1C<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Whakat\u0101ne<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Rainfall \u2013 1339mm<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Mean temperature \u2013 15.7C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was the town\u2019s highest maximum temperature since records began in 1954. 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